Movable headlight



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lJ. W. REYNOLDS MOVABLE HEADLIGHT Filed May 27, 1925 '2 Sheets- Sheet 2' Mafch `2-, 192s. 1 1,575,505

Patented M ar. Z, 192,6.A

, 1,575,505 UNITED-STATES .PATE-NT. OFFICE.

' com: W. REYNOLDS, or sT. Lou1s, missotmr.

novanta HEADLIGHT.

To all whom may/ ooawer:

Be it known. that I, JOHN-W. REYNOLDS, av citizen `of the. United States',"residing at StfLo'uis', in the county of St. Louis City,

and State 'of Missouri, havefinventednew and useful Improvements in Movable Headlightsfofwvhich the yfollowing is a specilication. i This invention relates 'to a diri'gible headstra-ightportions so as to fully the road atall times.` w

Another object .of the invention is to .so ttorm the parts of -the invention that the invention can be applied to existing models of vehicleswithbut .little change thereto.

This invention'also consists in 'certain other features of construction and in the illuminate combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described,

illustrated. in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim. i'

In describing my invention in detail, ref- .erence will be had to the accompanying- `drawings,wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in whichz- Figure 1 is afront view of an automobile showing the invention in use.

Figure 2 isa plan view ot -airont portion of an automobile, showing parts ofthe invention. Y

'Fig ure ure 1.

Figure 4 is a section ure Figure 5 is `a perspective view of the I spring carrying block.-

Fi'gure 6 is a perspectivefvievv of thesupporting member of a` lamp standard.l

Figure 7 is a view of' a part ofthe steering rod, with the collars and sleeves thereon.'

As shown in these.- views, If remove 'the ordinary lamp standards and replace them by' the straight standards :1 whic by the tubular members' 2, each member 2A having. an arm 3 at its upper end thrtmgh 'which a bolt 4 passes which also passes der brace this ring part 5 ordinarily sup- 3 is a section on line of Fig-` on line Fig,

1 are carried- Y If desire it to be understood t the tubular, member '2' in position. A- collar 7 isfastened to the lower -end 'of Vthe lamp standard 1 by means of the set, screw 8, this collar engaging the-lowergend of the tubular member 2;l` The collar is pro- 'vided with an arm 9 to which isswiveled a link 10, the links beingyeonnecte'd to the sleeves -11 `by meansof the eyes 12on the sleeves and said sleeves are slidably mounted on the connecting rod 13 of the steering mechanism of the vehicle. The sleeves are collars 14vvhich 'are held on the rod 13v by the set'serews 15. .Thus the rod 13 mustbe positively moved,` as in a turning movement -limited in theirmove'ment by means of the I of the', vehicle, before the sleeves 11 will be vibrations as thefve icle`travels straight ahead. -1 A block block carries a pairvof spring strips 18 1.6 is'attached'ltoeach standard by means of .the set screw-17 and each vvhich'are of curved formation and which normally engage a pair. of 4ears 19 on each arm; These springs, en aging the 'earslon the stationary arm '3, w11 alsoact to prevent movement of the/lam standards and of the lamps under thel or mary play o the parts as the springs must be bent in order to turn the standard in one direction or the other so-that thesprings will tend to prevent movement of the standard. Hovvever, when the standard isturned under the turning movement of the-vehicle, the spring Will give to permit the standard to be turned.

' From the foregoing, it will be seenthat I.

have provided an arrangement of parts whereby the lamps may be turned turning movement ofthe vehicle,.so that the rays of light will illuminatethe road at all times. The invention can be placed' on vehicles with but little change to the Aparts loisv thereof and the parts forming the invention can'be manufactured to sell at Ylovs1 cost.A

Itis thought from the foregoing descripi I tion that lthe. advantages and novel features of lnyinvention will be readily aglparent.

at I may v changes 1n theconstruction and in the colnbiinition :1nd arrangement of the several parts, provided such changes fell Within the scope of the appendedl claim. V-hat I claim is In combination With a motor vehicle and its head1arnps, a tubular member through which each standard of each lamp passes, lan arm on each tubular membernda ted to be bolted to :L fender brace of the vehlele, a'pair of ears on each arm, n pair of springs connected with each staudzird and engaging the ears for preventing rotary movement of the Standard, an urnl eonneete'd with the lower end of each standard, elink svfveled to each arm, a pair of. sleeves shdubly mounted on the connecting rod of the steering meehanism of the vehicle and to which the links are' connected and collars fastened to the rod and causing .the sleeves tomove with the rod When the rod has been moved inthe turning JOHN .,W. REYNOLDS. 

